Cigarette package and match book holder



May 25, 1943. c. c. BALDWIN 2,320,167

CIGARETTE PACKAGE AND MATCH BOOK HOLDER Filed Sept 23, 1938 sShets-Sheet 1v 81mm CAar/es C. Baldwin May 25, 1943. c. c. BALDWIN ICIGARETTE PACKAGE AND MATCH BOOK HOLDER Filed Sept. '23, l938 3Sheets-Sheet 2 I z czarlw C. fia/dnzz'n v May 25, 1943.

(aha/4447mm C. C. BALDWIN Filed Sept. 23, 1938 CIGARETTE PACKAGE ANDMATCH BOOK HOLDER 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 51mm CZar/es' 6. Baldwin.-

Patented May 25, 1943 I i CIGARETTE PACKAGE AND MATCH BOO-K HOLDER,

Charles 0; Baldwin, St. Louis, Mo.

Application September 23, 1938, Serial No. 231,445

8 Claims.

Fhis invention relates to a combined cigarette package container andmatch book holder, and it is one object of the invention to provide adevice of this character of such construction that a pack of cigarettesmay be enclosed therein and a book of matches mounted externally of thepackage container in such position that a match may be easily removedand ignited.

Another object of the invention is: to provide a combined cigarettepackage container and match book holder of such formation that they maybe very easily disposed about a packet cigarettes and prevent thecigarettes from being crushed when carried in a persons pocket and alsoconstitute ashield serving to: prevent cigarettes from accidentallyslipping out of a pack and also prevent exposed end portions ofcigarettes in an opened pack from becoming contaminated.

It is another object of the invention to provide a device of thischaracter which will not only serve to prevent crushing: of cigarettesand contamination thereof but also constitute means for preventing.tobacco sifting from cigarettes in an open pack and accumulating in apocket or hand bag. 7

Another object of the invention is, to provide a combined container fora pack of cigarettes and holder for a. book of matches, this devicebeing formed from a. single blank of cardboard or of light sheetmaterial folded to assume the desired outlineand secured in the foldedcondition by a tongue engaged through a slot.

It is another object of the. invention to so apply a book of matches; tothe container that accidental displacement of the tongue which holds 1the blank in its folded or container-forming condition will beprevented.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may serve not only as a shield and container for a pack, ofcigarettes but also as an advertising medium.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich can be stamped from cardboard and very cheaply manufacturedandsold at such a, price that it maybe supplied to a purchaser Withoutadditional cost when used as an advertising medium.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanyin drawings, wherein: a

Figure l is a perspective view showing a contrainer and match bookholder of the improved construction applied to a pack of cigarettes andcarrying a book of matches, the pack of cigarettes being partiallydisplaced from within the container in order that a cigarette may beremoved,

Figure 2 is aperspective view of the container before being applied to.av pack of cigarettes or having a book of matches: applied to. it;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken transversely through the containeralong the line 3-3, of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional. View taken vertically through thelower portion of the container along the line 4-4' of Figure 2,,

Figure 5 is a. view of the blank: from which the container is formed,

Y Figure 6' is: a perspective view of a modified form of container,

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 1-4 of Figure6 and indicating by dotted lines the manner in which a book of matchesis applied thereto. i

Figure 8 is a; sectional View taken transversely through the containeralong the line 8-8 of Figure 6, V

Figure 9is a view of the blank from which-the container of Figure 6 isformed,

Figure 10 is a perspective view of another modifled form of container ofsuch construction that after a pack of cigarettes has been placed in thecontainer a corner portion of the wrapper may be easily torn away alongedges of a corner recess and cigarettes then removed from a pack withoutpartiallyclislodging the pack of cigarettes from the container, s Figure11 is a view of the blank from which the container of Figure 10 isformed,

Figure 12 is aperspective view of another form of container wherein therecess for permitting tearing the wrapper and forming an openingforpermitting removal of cigarettes without. dislodging a pack thereinis located intermediate the width of the front wall instead of .at acorner of the container, 4

Figure 13 is a view of the blank from which the container of Figure 12is formed, and. V

Figure 14 is a view illustrating a container having its front wallformed with an opening for disclosing the portion of the cigarettepackage carrying the name thereof, there being also advertising matterprinted upon the outer face of the wall of the container through whichthe opening is formed.

The container, shown in perspective in Figures 1 and 2, is stamped fromthe blank shown in Figure 5. This blank, which is indicated in generalby the numeral l, consists of a substantially rectangular strip of sheetmaterial, such as cardboard, and is scored to provide fold. lines 2,along which the blank is folded to form the top wall 3 and front andrear walls 4 and 5. The blank is also scored to provide fold lines 6 andI along which the blank is folded to form a bottom wall 8, and a flap 9which is preferably disposed in overlapping relation to the lower endportion of the rear wall 5 when the blank is folded to form thecontainer but may be disposed under the rear wall if so desired. Atransversely extending tongue If] is formed by cutting a recess or slitII in the flap 9, and when this tongue is engaged through the slit l2formed vertically or longitudinally in the inner wall 5, the flap willbe held in overlapping relation to the lower portion of the rear walland maintain the container in its set up position for use. The containeris of such dimension that it will snugly receive a pack of cigarettesI3, and since the container is open at its opposite sides, the pack ofcigarettes may be partially dislodged by applying pressure at one sidethereof, as shown in Figure 1, and thus permit one of the cigarettes l4to be withdrawn through the torn corner portion I5 of the wrapper forthe cigarettes. The pack of cigarettes may then be thrust back intoplace within the container, and since the container is formed ofrelatively stifi' material, it will constitute a shield and preventcrushing of the cigarettes when placed in a persons pocket. The factthat the torn corner portion l5 of the pack of cigarettes will bedisposed under the top wall 3 of the container will prevent thecigarettes 'from accidentally sliding out of the package and in additionprevent the exposed end portions of the cigarettes from becomingcontaminated. sifting A of tobacco from ends of the cigarettes will alsobe prevented and accumulation of tobacco in a pocket or hand bag whichwould result therefrom eliminated. In order that a book of safetymatches l6 may be applied to the container, the rear wall 5 is formedwith a longitudinally extending slot IT. This slot extendslongitudinally of the rear wall from adjacent the lower end thereof andis so located that, when the tongue I!) is engaged through the slit l2,the edge I8 of the flap 9 will be disposed flush with the inner sideedge of the slot, and the edge l9 of the tongue 9 extends transverselyof the wall 5 under the lower end of the slot. The backing or folder ofthe book of matches may, therefore, be passed through the slot and theportion 29 thereof forming a closure flap disposed in shielding relationto the matches with its free end engaged under the retainer flap 2| towhich the striking substance is applied.

The fact that the flap 9 has its corner portion cut away to provide theedges 18 and I9 permits the backing for the book of matches to be drawnthrough the slot I! to such an extent that the flap M will be locatedinwardly from the adjacent side edge of the wall 5 or substantiallyflush therewith if so desired and thus permit packs of cigarettes havingthe container applied thereto to be stacked upon a shelf in a store inthe usual manner. The exposed portion of the outer face of the wall 5above the book of matches may be used for advertising purposes andadvertising matter may also be printed or otherwise applied to the frontwall 4 and the top and bottom walls 3 and 8. Therefore, the device willserve as an advertising medium as well as serving as a container for apack of cigarettes and holder for a book of matches. As a book ofmatches will be applied to each container and the number of matches in abook corresponds to the number of cigarettes in a pack of cigarettes, asupply of matches will be at hand for the cigarettes.

In Figure 6, there has been shown in perspective a modified form ofcontainer which is formed from the blank shown in Figure 9 and indicatedin general by the numeral 22. In this embodiment of the invention, theblank is folded along the fold lines 23 and 24 to form the top andbottom 25 and 26 and front and rear walls 21 and 28 for the containertogether with the flap 29 extending upwardly from the bottom 26 foroverlapping the lower end of the wall 28. The flap 29 has one cornerportion cut to provide a transversely extending tongue 30 for engagementthrough the slit 3| to hold the flap in overlapping relation to the wall28, and in order to accommodate a book of matches, the wall 28 is formedwith an upper transversely extending slot 32 and a lower slot 33 whichregisters with the slot 34 of the flap. The backing or folder of thebook of matches may, therefore, be threaded through the slots34 and. 33and then extended upwardly and outwardly through the slot 32, as shownin Figure '7. The book of matches will thus serve to' securely hold theflapin overlapping relation to the wall28. and prevent the tongue 30from accidentally slipping out of the slit 3|, and when the closure flapof the book of matches is engaged under the companion flap carrying thestriking substance, the

matches in the book will be enclosed and shielded from accidentalignition. The end portion of the blank forming the wall 28 is providedwith a side extension 35 which is folded along the fold line 36 and theline 31 to form aside wall 38 for the container carrying a tongue orlip39. which extends inwardly against the inner face ofthe wall 21.Therefore, one side of the container will be closed but the containerwill be open at its other, side, and when a pack of cigarettes isenclosed in the container, pressure may be applied to the side wall 38adjacent its tongue 39 to partially eject the pack of cigarettes throughthe open side of the container and permit removal of a cigarette througha torn end portion of the top of the wrapper of the pack of cigarettes.In view of the fact that the container is closed at one side by the wall38, there will be provided an additional surface for advertisingpurposes and there will be less likelihood of tobacco sifting from thecigarettes and into a persons pocket.

Another modified form of container has been shown in perspective inFigure 10, and this container is formed from the blank shown in Figure11. This blank 40 is somewhat similar to the blank 22 as it is formedwith a side extension 4|. The blank is folded along the transverselyextending fold lines 42 and 43 to form the front and rear walls 44 and45 and top and bottom walls 46 and '41 together with the flap 48 whichextends upwardly from the bottom wall 41 for overlapping engagement withthe lower portion of the wall 45. The side extension 4| is folded alongthe scored line 49 to form a side wall 50 and the outer side edgeportion of the extension is folded along the scored line 5| to provide atongue or lip 52 which extends inwardly from the side wall 50 forengagement with the inner surface of the wall 44. This side of thecontainer will thus be closed by a movable side wall. The lower portionof the side extension 4| and adjoining portion of the main body of theblank are cut to form a recess 53, and when the side extension is foldedto form the side wall 50, the recess forms a corner opening throughwhich an upper 'corner portion of a pack of cigarettes P will be exposedwhen housed in the container. The type of cigarette pack for which thiscontainer is intended has the seam of its outer cup-wrapper P extend ingalong an end wall adjacent one side edge thereof and the inner wrapper Phas its overlapped side edges disposed under the said side wall of thecup wrapper. It will thus be seen that the exposed upper portion of thecup wrapper P may be grasped at the seam and torntowards the right inFigure 1 along edges of the recess and the remainder of the exposedportion of this wrapper then torn towards the left along the edges ofthe recess. The inner wrapper P may then be grasped and torn towards theleft of Figure 1 along the top P of the wrapper and along edges of therecess and upper portions of cigarettes will be exposed throughtherecess or opening. It is then merely necessary to grasp the flap 54together with the corner portion of the top P' of the inner wrapper andwhen the flap is turned upwardly along the line of scoring 55, thecorner portion of the top of the wrapper will be torn loose and carriedupwardly with it to expose upper ends of the cigarettes so that they maybe easily grasped and withdrawn. The flap and the underlying cornerportion of the top of the inner wrapper may then be swung downwardly tocover upper ends of the exposed cigarettes and act as a shield for them.The slit 56 through which the transversely extending tongue 51 of theflap is passed is of arcuate outline instead of straight out, and inorder that the backing for the book of matches may be passed through thewall 45,. there has been provided a slit58 which is U-shaped and has itsarm formed with extensions 59 extending longitudinally of the wall andprovided with deflected ends 69. By so cutting the slit, there will beprovided a tongue 6| and the backing or holder for the book of.matchescan be very easily passed inwardly through the slit to mount thebook of matches transversely of the container.

The container shown in perspective in Figure 12 is open at both sidesthe same as the container illustrated in Figure 1 and is formed from theblank 6| shown in Figure 13'. This blank is substantially' oblong inshape and is folded along the transversely extending scored lines 62 and63 to form the front and rear walls 64 and 65 and the top and bottomwalls 66 and 61 together with the flap 58 which extends upwardly fromthe bottom 61 in overlapping relation to the wall 65 where it is held bythe transversely extending tongue 69 passed through the V-shaped slit 10cut in the lower portion of the wall 5'5. A transversely extending slotH is cut in the flap to register with the cut-out or recess 12 formed atthe lower end of the wall 65, and attention is called to the fact hatthe cut-out or recess has side extensions 13 so that, when the backingor folder for abook of matches is passed inwardly through theregistering slots and recess or cut-out 12, the folder will haveinter-locking engagement with the lower end portion of the wall 45.After the folder or backing of the book of matches has been passedinwardly, it is then passed outwardly through the slit I4 extendingtransversely of the wall 6'5 and may then be brought downwardly intoenclosing relation to the matches of the book which will be disposedexternally of the container. The intermediate portion of the slit isU-shaped, as shown at T5, to form atongue 16 constituting means tofacilitate outward movement of the backing through the slit l4, and

ends of the slit are directed laterally longitudinallyzof the wall 65,as shown at H, so that, when the backing of the book of matches ispassed through the slit, tearing an extension of the slit through theside edges of the wall 65 will be pre vented. Anopening 18 is formed inthe upper end of the wall 65 intermediate the width thereof to expose aportion of a pack of cigarettes having the seams or overlapped edgeportions of its cup wrapper P and inner wrapper P" extending midway thewidth of its rear wall, and the upper wall 66 of the container is cutalong the diagonally extending line 19 to form a flap which is to bebent upwardly along the line of scoring 8|. In this embodiment of theinvention the pack of cigarettes is placed into the container througheither side with the seam of the cup wrapper P facing the wall 65 andthe exposed upper portion of the cup wrapper grasped and pulled towardsthe right so that it will be torn from the top P and along edges of theopening "iii, the remainder of the exposed portion of the cupwrapperbeing then torn towards the left from the top and along edges of theopening. The overlapping portion of the inner wrapper P" is then torntowards the left along edges of the opening and the cigarettes will beexposed so that, when the flap 853 is grasped with the underlyingportion of the top P" and bent upwardly and the upwardly bent portion ofthe top torn loose, cigarettes may be easily removed from the pack. Theflap and the underlying portion of the top P may then be returned to alowered position for shielding the upper ends of the cigarettes. It willthus be seen that in this embodiment of the invention as well as thatillustrated in Figure 10, it is not necessary to partially eject a packof cigarettes from the container in order to remove cigarettestherefrom.

Instead of merely printing advertising matter upon the wallsef thecontainer, provision ma be made for effecting a double or combinationadvertisement. Such an arrangement is illustrated in Figure 14 whereinthe front wall 82 of the container 33 is formed with an opening 84through which the portion of the pack of cigarettes 85 hearing the namethereof is displayed when the pack of cigarettes is enclosed in thecontainer. While the opening 84 has been 1 shown at the center of thewall it will be understood: that it may be otherwise located in case thedisposition of the name upon the pack of cigarettes necessitates such achange. Above the opening 8d the wall 82 has printed thereon advertisingmatter, as shown at 86, and below the opening 84 advertising matter 81which is companion to the advertising matter 83 is printed upon thewall. In the present instance, the advertising matter 85 consists of thewords Does Soda and and the advertising matter 8? consists of A HitCombination. When the advertising slogan formed by the advertisingmatter 86 and 81 is considered in connection with the name of thecigarettes displayed through the opening 3'4, a slogan constitutin aboost for the particular product printed upon the container and the makeof cigarettes displayed through the opening 84 will be produced. It willthus be seen that the two companies which do not compete with each othercould combine their advertising in a very effective manner or onecompany selling products in addition to cigarettes could veryeffectively combine advertising for both products. If so desired, theopening 84 may be cut in the shape of the trade-mark of the productnamed at the top of the wall 82 or in the shape of the product or itscontainer and more effectively call attention to the advertising matter.It will also be obvious that, if so desired, the advertising matter 86and 81 shown upon the wall of the container in Figure 14 may be omittedand the opening merely serve to disclose the name of the cigarettes.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A cigarette package container and match holder comprising a blank ofsheet material folded to form a container adapted to receive a pack ofcigarettes, one end portion of the blank forming a wall for thecontainer and the other end portion of the blank forming a flapoverlapping the lower end portion of said wall and formed with atransversely extending tongue engaging through a slit in the wall toreleasably secure the fiap to the wall, and said wall having a portioncut to form a slit having a U-shaped intermediate portion defining atongue whereby the folder of a book of matches may be passed through theU-shaped slit and mounted against the outer face of the wall.

2. A cigarette package container and match holder comprising a blank ofsheet material folded to form a container having a top and bottom andfront and rear walls and a flap extending upwardly from the bottom inoverlapping relation to one wall, the said wall being provided with aside extension folded to form a side wall for the container terminatingin an inwardly extending lip along its free edge disposed against theother wall of the container, said flap being the book of matches may beremovably secured against the said wall with a portion overlapping theflap to assist in holding the flap in engagement with the wall.

3. A cigarette package container and match holder comprising a blank ofsheet material folded to form a container having a top and bottom andfront and rear walls and a flap extending from the bottom in overlappingrelation to the lower portion of one wall, said flap being formed with atransversely extending tongue engaged through a slit formed in the samewall to releasably hold the flap in engagement therewith, the said wallbeing formed with a side extension bent to form a side wall having amarginal portion folded inwardly, one wall of the container being cut toform an opening for exposing a portion of a pack of cigarettes in thecontainer, and the top of the container being formed with a flap movableto a raised position whereby cigarettes may be withdrawn from a packagein the container when the portion of the wrapper of the package exposedthrough the opening is torn away.

4. A cigarette package container and match holder comprising a blank ofsheet material folded to form a container having a top and bottom andfront and rear walls and a flap extending upwardly from the bottom inoverlapping relation to the lower end portion of the rear wall, saidflap being formed with a transversely extending tongue for engagingthrough a slit formed in the rear wall and securing the flap, said rearwall being slitted whereby the folder of a book of matches may bethreaded through the wall and secured against the same with a portionoverlapping the flap, said rear wall having a lateral extension at oneside folded to provide a side wall for the container, the upper portionof the side wall and the adjacent upper.

folded to form a container adapted to receive a pack of cigarettes andhaving a top and bottom; and front and rear walls and a fiap extendingupwardly from the bottom in overlappingrelation to the lower portion ofthe rear wall, said flap being provided with a transversely extendingtongue for engaging through a slit formed in the rear wall andreleasably. hold the flap in overlapping relation to'the rear wall, saidrear wall being slitted whereby the folder of a book of matches may bethreaded'through the wall and the book of matches mounted against therear wall with a portion in covering relation to said flap, said rearwall having its upper portion formed with an opening intermediate itswidth for exposing a portion of a pack of cigarettes within thecontainer, and the top of the container having a portion cut, to form aflap movable to a raised position whereby cigarettes may be withdrawnwhen the portion of the wraper exposed through the opening of the rearwall is torn away. 7

6. A cigarette holder comprising a container adapted to receive a packof cigarettes and having a top and a bottom and front and rear walls anda side wall, said rear wall being slitted whereby the folder of a bookof matches may be threaded through the wall and the book of matchesmounted against the rear wall in position for use, an upper cornerportion of the side wall and the adjacent upper portion of the rear wallbeing cut away to form an opening for, exposing a corner portion of apack of cig arettes placed in the container, the top of said containerhaving a corner portion over the opening foldable upwardly to exposeupper portions of the cigarettes whereby said cigarettes may be removedfrom the pack when the wrapper of the pack of cigarettes is torn fromthe exposed portion thereof.

'7. A cigarette holder comprising a container adapted to receive a packof cigarettes and having a top and a bottom and front and rear wallsand. a side wall, said rear wall being slitted whereby the folder of abook of matches may be threaded through the wall and the book of matchesmounted against the rear wall in position for use, an upper cornerportion of the side wall and theadjacent upper portion of the rear wallbeing cut away to form an opening for exposing a corner portion of apack of cigarettes placed inthe container whereby a pack of cigaretteshaving the seam of its cup wrapper and the overlap of its inner wrapperadjacent a corner thereof may have the exposed portion of its cupwrapper and its inner wrapper torn away along edges of the opening toexpose upper end portions of cigarettes in the pack, the top of thecontainer having a corner portionover the cut out foldable upwardlytogether with a portion of the top of the inner wrapper to permitremoval of the exposed-cigarettes from the pack.

8. A cigarette holder comprising a container adapted to receive a packof cigarettes andhaving a top and a bottom and front and rear walls anda side wall, said rear wall being slitted whereby the folder of a bookof matchesjmay be threaded through the wall and the book of matchesmounted against the rear wall in position for use, an upper cornerportion of the side wall and the adjacent upper portion of the rear wallbeing cut away to form an opening for exposing a corner portion of apack of cigarettes placed in the container whereby a pack of cigaretteshaving the seam of its cup wrapper and the overlap of its inner wrapperadjacent a corner thereof may have the exposed portion of its cupwrapper and its inner wrapper torn away along edges of the opening toexpose end portions of cigarettes in the pack, an additional portion ofthe upper end of the rear wall being adapted to be torn away to form acontinuation of the opening across the rear wall and expose the upperportion of a pack of cigarettes having the seam of its cup wrapper andthe overlap of its inner wrapper intermediate the width of its rear walland permit tearing away of exposed portions of the wrappers along edgesof the opening toexpose upper end portions of cigarettes in the pack,and the top of the container and the top" of the inner wrapper of thepack of cigarettes-being foldable upwardly over the opening to exposeupper ends of the said cigarettes and permit removal thereof from thepack.

CHARLES C. BALDWIN.

